Pre-Recorded I’m pleased to join you to discuss our fight against climate change. At the Commerce Department, we know that climate change creates economic risks for our workers, businesses, and economy. A stable climate and other natural assets like clean air, healthy oceans, and plentiful forests are crucial to American prosperity. Today, I’m honored to join my colleagues in the Office of Science...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal to discuss the state of the war in Ukraine, as well as U.S. efforts to support Ukraine and impose costs against Russia in response to its unlawful aggression. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo shared an overview of the Department’s support for Ukraine. They discussed the Department’s role in the U...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo met with the Philippine Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez to discuss the U.S.-Philippines commercial relationship, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, and our countries’ collaboration to facilitate cross-border data flows. Secretary Raimondo expressed gratitude to Secretary Lopez and the Philippine government for its support and contributions...

Updated List Continues Effort to Notify Public that Providing Any Form of Service to These Aircraft is Also a Likely Violation of U.S. Law Today, the U.S. Commerce Department, through its Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), publicly identified 10 additional aircraft in likely violation of U.S. export controls, including the first seven Belarusian owned/operated commercial aircraft identified...

Appointments are the first for the recently established committee, which will advise the President Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the appointment of 27 experts to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC), which will advise the President and the National AI Initiative Office on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI). The appointments are...

Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo and Austrian Digital and Economic Affairs Minister Margarete Schramböck met to discuss U.S.-Austria cooperation on a variety of commercial issues. During their meeting, Secretary Raimondo and Minister Schramböck engaged on skilled workforce development, strategic investments for economic recovery, as well as joint efforts through the U.S.-EU Trade and...

Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement following Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s announcement of expected Senate conferees to the Bipartisan Innovation Act conference committee. “It’s not every day that Democrats, Republicans, industry, and labor all agree on the need to pass a piece of legislation. It’s time to take...

Today, Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo released the following statement following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s appointment of House conferees to the Bipartisan Innovation Act conference committee. “With demand for chips at an all-time high, it’s crucial that we bring chip production - and it’s good-quality manufacturing jobs - back home to the United States,” Secretary Raimondo said. “This is...